24 October 2012

Please bring a music stand! We have hauled our music stands to camp in the past, but we lack the transportation to do it this time. If everyone tries to remember to bring one (even if you normally share), then there will be enough stands! Please label your stand with your name. If it comes apart, label all the pieces.

The camp cook needs to know if there is anyone with special dietary needs. Please let me know asap.

Here is the schedule:

Retreat Schedule 2012

This will be our third annual retreat. Not only do we have fun, we get to know each other better, and experience a top quality workshop, as well as rehearse for our upcoming concert. If you cannot stay the night, please be sure to attend as much of the retreat as possible on either Friday evening or Saturday morning or both. We can let you know what the cost is for the meals you eat if you don't spend the night.

Schedule

Friday October 26

3pm Adults, any youth helpers & equipment arrive & set up

3:45-4pm Youth arrive, pick a bed, stow their stuff, set up for rehearsal in the Lodge

My kids tell me this is NOT camping! The heated cabins have dorm-style bunkbeds with mattresses on them. The beds are more comfortable if you bring a blanket/quilt to put under your sleeping bag. If you need to go at night, you will have to walk to the bathrooms (which have showers and even flush toilets J), or the lodge – so be prepared for inclement weather!

Change of clothes (warm clothes! It's in the mountains… and the weather is going to be iffy)

Instrument

Great Attitude!

Location

CampUTABA is owned and operated by the Utah American Baptist Association. It is located in the OgdenValley at 7005 North Fork Road, Liberty, UT84310. For driving directions (depending on where you are coming from) visit their website at www.camputaba.org/drive.htm

Contact Information

Julie Gardner's cell phone will be on, but may not have any service. The number is 435.740.4335.

Alternately, if you need to get a message up there, contact the CampUTABA office at 801.745.3570.

22 October 2012

The
Lincoln Youth Symphony is hosting an overnight music camp on Friday,
October 26, 2012 to
Saturday,
October 27, 2012. All youth participating in Lincoln Youth
Symphony are requested to attend if at all possible (partial attendance is
allowed in special circumstances). There
are two main goals of this camp: to
become better acquainted with our new conductor, Sam Runolfson, and your fellow
orchestra members; and to delve into the concert repertoire the orchestra will
perform November 17. There will be several different activities planned for the
youth, including evening skits, outrageous musical performances, full orchestra
rehearsals, and morning workshops led by experienced musicians.

To
keep their energy up, we will serve them three meals during the camp which
should sustain them during all these activities. In their free time, the youth
will be able to enjoy the fresh open air and beauty of this secluded camp in OgdenValley during autumn.

There
will be no bus service to the camp. Families are responsible for transportation
and are encouraged to arrange carpooling.

WHERE:
Camp UTABA, a
year-round heated camp facility in OgdenValley, dedicated to offering affordable lodging
for religious, educational, and family gatherings in a safe and beautiful
environment. It is 5 miles north from
the bottom of the North Ogden Pass.
Please go to CampUTABA’s website for further information:

06 October 2012

I've attached a flyer with information about a very special string quartet recital on October 20.

Peter Prier has created a tonally matched quartet of string instruments intended to be played together, as a quartet. To celebrate this, four Utah Symphony musicians will give a recital on them at the Salt Lake City Recital Hall, 8 pm on October 20. The recital is free; donations are welcome.

Please share this information with your youth orchestra and anyone else who might be interested.

We are NOT changing any of the schedule! Yes, there will be a few people who miss Saturday Morning at the retreat for the ACT, but they can still come FRIDAY! We tried to change things, but it just wasn't working out - we would have missed about the same number of people the following week & would have had to change concerto auditions, into the bargain.

Here is the schedule for the next few weeks:

October 13

8:30 - 11:00 am, Rehearsal including sectionals & section specialists

11:15 am - 12:00 noon, Parent Meeting

Reminders: Bring the Payment & Acceptance form. Bring it with your payment on Saturday to the parent meeting. This was handed out today, and is also attached to this email, along with the Membership Information mentioned in the Acceptance form. :)

October 20

UEA Weekend

Practice Like Crazy; No Rehearsal

October 26-27

Retreat at Camp UTABA - Detailed schedule will be sent at later date, but please fill out permission form, even if you're only coming for part of the retreat.

(Information and Permission form ATTACHED to this email; please print, fill out, and bring next week.)

November 3

8:30-11:00 am, Regular Rehearsal

Concerto Auditions 11:15 am (This will be addressed in a separate email for those preparing to audition.)

Well, then, Fabulous! We were incredibly blessed to have our section specialists today. Thank you Jesse, Amber, Becca, Catherine, Marianna, and Keri for your support! Sectionals next week, folks, so be sure to practice & come with questions.

Thank you, Sam, for performing the Dynamics Speech today. I laughed so hard I cried. I will never think about Dynamics the same again.

Julie Gardner

Sam Runolfson

PS If you are reading this as a post on the blog and need the forms mentioned as attachments, please contact me at LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com. I will be happy to send you the forms in PDF format via reply email.